Greenland wants to be independent of Denmark in 2025

Or has set the goal to be independent of it as stressed in his speech for the new year by the country’s Prime Minister, Mute Egente At the same time Greenland, in addition to Denmark’s independence, wants to strengthen its cooperation with other countries and develop its own policy. CORVERSE “It is time to take a step and shape our future, and in relation to whom we want to cooperate closely and in relation to who we want our trading partners to be,” he pointed out. It is recalled that Donald Trump has expressed a desire for Greenland’s “acquiring and control”. The Greenland independence movement has been gaining ground in recent years and this is partly due to revelations about the management of Greenland’s cases since the beginning of Denmark in the 20th century. Among them is the case of forced birth control in the 1960s. CORVERSE Greenland was a colony of Denmark until 1953. It is now a self-governing territory of Denmark and in 2009 it won the right to seek its independence by referendum. In 2023, the Government of Greenland presented the draft of its first constitution. “The history and current situation have shown that our cooperation with the Kingdom of Denmark has not succeeded in creating conditions of equality,” Mute Egente said. “It’s time for our country to take the next step. Like other countries in the world, we must work to remove barriers to cooperation – which we can describe as a bond of colonialism – and move forward,” he said and added that it is up to the people of Greenland to decide on independence, without specifying when the vote will take place. While the majority of Greenland’s 57,000 inhabitants support independence, there are disagreements about the time and consequences of living standards. The Greenland government has twice rejected Trump’s offers to buy the island, 2019 and the previous year. “Greenland is ours. We are not sold and will never be sold.” During his speech the prime minister did not refer to Trump or the United States. Despite its wealth of minerals, oil and gas, Greenland’s economy is fragile and depends on Danish fishing and annual grants. The parliamentary elections will be held before April 6th.